dydd Mercher
Welsh
Etymology
From dydd (“day”) + Mercher (“Mercury”), a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχɛr/, /ˌdɨːð ˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ðˈmɛrχar/, /dɨ̞ˈmɛrχar/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈmɛrχɛr/, /dɪðˈmɛrχɛr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɛrχɛr/
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “Wednesday daytime”): nos Fercher
Derived terms
- dydd Mercher y Lludw (“Ash Wednesday”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dydd Mercher | ddydd Mercher | nydd Mercher | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also
| Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dydd Sul | dydd Llun | dydd Mawrth | dydd Mercher | dydd Iau | dydd Gwener | dydd Sadwrn |
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